Event 47 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB

Updates on Final Day (Jun 28, 12)

Steven Loube Wins Event no. 47 ($267,345)

Posted: Thu, Jun 28, 12, 10:15 PM

Roch Cousineau Eliminated in 3rd Place ($103,538)

Roch Cousineau was previously crippled after Steven Loube doubled through him by scooping a 3.2 million pot with two pair. Cousineau missed all of his draws and bricked the low hand, leaving himself with just 60,000 in chips.

On his final hand, Cousineau moved all in for 60,000 on the button and Steven Loube called from the small blind.

Loube: J1096

Board: K99AJ

Cousineau was ahead before the flop with a pair of queens, but Loube flopped trips and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Roch Cousineau in 3rd place ($103,538).

Steven Loube took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 3,230,000 to Timothy Finne’s 1,170,000.

Timothy Finne started heads-up play on the short stack and was eliminated shortly after two-handed play began. On the final hand of the night, Timothy Finne called from the button, Steven Loube reraised to 180,000 from the big blind and Finne called.

The flop came K103, Loube bet 360,000, Finne moved all in and Loube called.

Loube: A743
Finne: KQJ6

Finne was ahead on the flop with a pair of kings. The turn and river were the Q and the 9, giving Loube a flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Timothy Finne in 2nd place ($165,486). Steven Loube wins Event no. 47, taking home the $267,345 grand prize and the forty-seventh gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Cameron McKinley opened the pot for 175,000 from under the gun and Roch Cousineau called from the button.

The flop came 1073, McKinley bet 350,000, Cousineau shoved and McKinley called all in for 50,000 more.

McKinley: AQ85
Cousineau: KK66

Cousineau led the flop with an over pair of kings. The turn and river were the J and the A, giving McKinley a pair of aces on the river to win the pot and double up. McKinley doubled up to about 1.1 million that hand while Cousineau dropped down below 500,000 in chips.

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Level 24 saw quite a few double ups, starting with Steven Loube at the beginning of the first level. Steven Loube opened the pot for 105,000 from under the gun and Roch Cousineau called from the big blind.

The flop came J109, Cousineau checked, Loube bet 125,000, Cousineau raid to 275,000 and Loube called the check-raise.

The turn was the 8, Cousineau checked, Loube moved all in for 375,000 and Cousineau called.

Cousineau: A10106
Loube: AAJ4

Loube was ahead on the turn with a made flush against Cousineau’s set. The river was the 3, and Steven Loube doubled up to about 1.5 million that hand, knocking Cousineau down to around 1.25 million.

Cameron McKinley Doubles Through Timothy Finne

Cameron McKinley opened the pot for 105,000 from under the gun and Timothy Finne called the big blind.

The flop came J96, Finne shoved and McKinley called all in.

McKinley: QQ43
Finne: AJ85

McKinley was ahead on the flop with an over pair of queens. The turn and river were the Q and the 8, giving McKinley trips to win the pot and double up. McKinley doubled up to about 650,000 that hand while Finne dropped down to just over 600,000.

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Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Posted: Thu, Jun 28, 12, 1:35 PM

The final table of Event no. 47 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 3 began with 10 players, and with the elimination of Viatcheslav Ortynski in 10th Place ($15,078), the official 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 21 with blinds of 8,000-16,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: